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The Poems of Jesus Christ
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Willis Barnstone (trans)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
April 2, 2012
Pages
252
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780393083576
ISBN-10
0393083578
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$26.95
§As reported by publisher
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In The Poems of Jesus Christ Willis Barnstone unveils the essential poetry of the Gospels by taking the direct speech of Jesus from Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, and lineating and titling Jesusâs words as individual poems. Jesusâs poems are wisdom lyrics and narrative parables, rich with garden, animal, and nature imagery. Austere and poignant, they carry the totality of the Gospelsâ message through the intensity of a single voiceââthe Gospel of Jesus.
The words of Jesus Christ are restored to their original poetic form ?in this extraordinary volume.
Jesus Christ, whose teachings have been on the lips of millions for two millennia, is revealed here as one of the greatest poets of all time. What happened to deafen us to the poetic nature of his words? In migrating from Aramaic speech into written Greek translation, and later into English translation, the lyrics got locked up as prose.In The Poems of Jesus Christ Willis Barnstone unveils the essential poetry of the Gospels by taking the direct speech of Jesus from Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, and lineating and titling Jesusâs words as individual poems. Jesusâs poems are wisdom lyrics and narrative parables, rich with garden, animal, and nature imagery. Austere and poignant, they carry the totality of the Gospelsâ message through the intensity of a single voiceââthe Gospel of Jesus.
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Hardcover
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (April 2, 2012)
9780393083576 | details & prices | 252 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $26.95
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (December 9, 2013)
9780393347265 | details & prices | 252 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.54 lbs | List price $16.95
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